'Amran climate — normals and trends
'Amran (Yemen) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 422 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
'Amran averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
'Amran has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 8 July 2010) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 7 January 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 15.66°, 43.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
422mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.5 °C
8 July 2010
Coldest day
1.1 °C
7 January 1941
Wettest day
54 mm
27 April 2005
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
27 October 1972
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
27 October 1972
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
17 May 2000
Coldest feels-like
-2.9 °C
19 January 1987
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 23.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 7 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 6 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 154 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 20.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of 'Amran?
'Amran has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 422 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in 'Amran?
The hottest day measured in 'Amran between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2010, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in 'Amran?
The coldest day measured in 'Amran between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1941, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in 'Amran?
Almost never: 'Amran sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of 'Amran warmed?
Yes: 'Amran warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in 'Amran?
The wettest day measured in 'Amran between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2005, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in 'Amran?
The windiest day measured in 'Amran between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1972, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in 'Amran?
The warmest month in 'Amran is June (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in 'Amran?
'Amran receives on average 422 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in 'Amran?
'Amran gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in 'Amran?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in 'Amran.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in 'Amran?
In 'Amran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 17 May 2000, and the lowest was -2.9 °C on 19 January 1987.
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